Paige's Poncho

A
friend of mine has a lovely little girl named Paige. When I was asked to make
her a poncho, preferably featuring pink, I knew I wanted to do something that
looked like a spring garden. Looking through my various crochet books, I couldn't
find a motif that was quite right. Combining elements of a few different motifs,
I came up with this design.

If you would like to make this poncho, just about any worsted weight yarn
will do. I suggest cotton for its long wear and wash ability. If you wish to
use a wool blend, make sure that the recipient doesn't have any sensitivities
to wool.

Gauge

Motif Center

With center color (pink or purple): Ch4, join w/slip st to make
a ring
Ch2, (yo, insert hook in ring, yo, pull up loop, yo pull through 2
loops) x2, (yo, pull through 2 loops) x3 [counts as first petal]
*Ch3, (YO, insert hook in ring, yo, pull up loop, yo pull through 2 loops)
x3, (yo, pull through 2 loops) x4 (petal made)* repeat from * to * for
a total of 8 petals, ch3, slp st into top of first petal.
Cut yarn, pull through loop, and sew in tails.

Green Border:

3 dc in one ch3 sp of a motif center, 3 dc in next ch3 sp, *ch4,
(3 dc in next ch3 sp) x2,* around, ch4, slp st in top of first dc. Cut long
tail for joining
pieces and pull through last loop.
Repeat around all motif centers.

Half Motif Center

With pink yarn: ch4, join w/slip st to make a ring
Work as for regular motif center but only make 5 petals. Do not join
with slip st at the end of the row.

Half Motif Green Border:

3 dc in first ch3 sp, 3 dc in next ch3 sp, ch4, (3dc
in next ch3 sp) x2.
Cut long tail for joining pieces and pull through last loop.

Assembly

Full Motifs:

Make
30 Purple
27 Pink

Half Motifs

Make 7 pink

Join Motifs and half Motifs according to schematic (right).
Weave in all ends

Neck

With #7 knitting needles, pick up 28 stitches to first corner,
place a stitch marker, pick up another 71 stitches to last
corner, place
a stitch
marker,
pick up 28 more stitches to end of neck opening. (see Schematic)
Rows 1-5: Work in k1, p1 ribbing, decreasing one stitch
at each end of every row and double decreasing at stitch
marker
every
odd row.
On row 6 (wrong side) work p2tog, *yo, p2tog* to end of
row.
Work one more row as for row 1
BO

Front Placket

SC 64 stitches evenly across right side, ch1 turn.
SC in every sc.
Cut thread and pull through loop.
Repeat on Left side.

Drawstring

Ch 125
Cut thread and pull through last loop.
Weave through eyelets in neck

Front
ties

Ch 20
Cut thread and pull through loop.
Make 6 total
Sew onto wrong side of placket behind each half motif except
the one at the back neck. Pull tie through center
ring of half motif.

Finishing

Weave in any remaining tails.

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